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- Commanders-Giants tie: Washington delivers disastrous end-of-game sequence following Cam Skattebo fumbleThe Washington Commanders and New York Giants played to the NFL's first tie of the season, a 27-27 finish that ended when Washington let the overtime…
- Why is offense at historic low in the 2026 MLB playoffs? Plus more intriguing postseason trendsMLB hitters are scoring just 3.46 runs per game through two rounds of the 2026 playoffs, a pace that would make this the lowest-scoring postseason…
- Bears vs. Packers: Where to Watch Today’s Game OnlineTyson Bagent will start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field today, because Caleb Williams is…Also reported by Yahoo Sports
- Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe usefulMarkoff's Haunted Forest in Dickerson, Maryland, sends visitors down more than a mile of trails past dozens of themed haunted houses, making it one…
- Sunday Puzzle: Back to schoolBill Etienne, an LAist listener from Laguna Niguel, California, played NPR's Sunday Puzzle with host Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster…
- Rosalía Dazzles With Balletic and Rain-Soaked ‘LUX’ Performances on ‘Saturday Night Live’: WatchRosalía stayed en pointe for nearly all of "Reliquia" on Saturday Night Live, then finished her second song under indoor rain in Studio 8H.
- Richard E Grant admits Traitors mistakes: ‘I never thought they would take me seriously’Richard E Grant, the Withnail and I actor, says he went out of The Celebrity Traitors early because he admitted he was a traitor and never expected…
- I Made Terrible Games With Google’s AI PlaygroundGoogle launched Playground this week, a Google Labs tool that turns plain-language descriptions into playable video games that run in a web browser.
- ‘I didn’t want to write about this’: the man who first saw chimps waging civil warPrimatologist John Mitani spent three decades studying a huge chimpanzee community in Uganda's Kibale national park, and he became the first to watch…
- 'I watched Apollo 17 launch with Neil Armstrong'Preston astronomer Dermot Gethings was 16 when Nasa and the United States embassy hand picked him to watch the Apollo 17 launch at Kennedy Space…
- Where is Marvin Harrison Jr. headed? Inside the mystery surrounding Cardinals' unfinished tradeThe Arizona Cardinals have decided to trade wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., the No. 4 overall pick in 2024. Early Saturday, before 7 a.m.
- Jeremiah Smith is the betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2027 NFL draftOhio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is now the betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2027 NFL draft, sitting at +300 odds. Smith…
- Warren Buffett watches YouTube, David Solomon DJs, and this former NFL coach spent 12 years playing MinecraftFormer Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin spent 12 years building a Minecraft city, and the first video tour on his new YouTube channel has passed…
- Georgia is the best team in the country, but don't count out Alabama quite yetGeorgia beat Alabama 20-17 on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, the Bulldogs' first win there since 2007, and a CBS Sports columnist now calls them the…
- ‘SNL’: Watch Rosalía Perform ‘Reliquia,’ ‘Magnolias’Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía performed two songs from her album Lux, "Reliquia" and "Magnolias," on Saturday Night Live.
- US: Justice Department probes Trump's press pool boycott for antitrust violationThe US Department of Justice is investigating whether ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News broke antitrust law when they halted coverage of President…
- Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leaderDaniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, the biggest education union in the UK, says schools should consider changing start…
- Netflix Has Used AI on About 300 Titles, but “Human Touch Is Critical,” Exec Says in BusanSung Q Lee, Netflix's senior director of production for Asia-Pacific, said Saturday that the streamer has used AI on about 300 titles, speaking at…
- ‘The First Taste of Loneliness’ Review: A Sentimental but Affecting Study of Family Life After BereavementGu You's "The First Taste of Loneliness," a family drama in the main competition at the Busan Film Festival, lands its hardest punch when a grieving…
- Here’s How to Watch WWE Money in the Bank 2026 Live OnlineWWE Money in the Bank 2026 lands at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 10, with the World Heavyweight Championship and Women's…Also reported by Rolling Stone
- Americans trust science more than peers around the world, survey showsA new Wellcome Global Monitor survey of people in 140 countries found 52 percent of Americans have "a lot" of trust in science, double the 26 percent…
- Catherine Zeta-Jones Comments On Actors “Giving Themselves Over” To AI, Prefers “Real People”Catherine Zeta-Jones told the Associated Press she would rather watch real people on screen than actors who have "given themselves over" to AI…
- Here’s How to Watch Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi Title Boxing Bout Live OnlineFloyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi, two unbeaten fighters, meet for the vacant WBA lightweight title Saturday, Oct. 10, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
- White Sox vs. Guardians Game 5 Livestream: How to Watch Tonight’s MLB Playoff Game Online FreeThe Cleveland Guardians host the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field in Cleveland tonight in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the American League…
- Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’Contractors building Donald Trump's border wall used an excavator Monday to topple a 200-year-old cottonwood known as the "grandmother" in the…
- Josh Hoover gets his Fernando Mendoza moment as Indiana escapes Nebraska's upset bidIndiana quarterback Josh Hoover pulled the Hoosiers back from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Nebraska 20-17 Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Dendy leads Bowling Green to first 2-0 MAC start since 2015 with 38-10 win over Sacramento StateAustyn Dendy rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio, as Bowling Green scored 38 straight points to beat Sacramento…
- The National Park Service will remove more than 500 trees ‘that do not contribute to the historic landscape’ from a golf course Trump is redesigningThe National Park Service started a new round of tree cutting at East Potomac Golf Links near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as the Trump…
- Vikings reportedly elevate Odell Beckham Jr. with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison questionableThe Minnesota Vikings are elevating wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. From the practice squad for their game against the New Orleans Saints, according…
- Rio court confirms Flávio Bolsonaro ally’s first-round victoryRio de Janeiro's regional electoral court confirmed Saturday that Douglas Ruas, the candidate backed by presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro, won…
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